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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
Adam Robertson

HISTORICAL FACTS: Retail sales flatline as inflation soars warns trade group - Caught on Camera

The slight rise in value of retail sales was wiped out by rising inflation

SCOTTISH retail sales flatlined in July as a slight rise in their value was cancelled out by the impact of record rising inflation, figures show. 

The latest Scottish Retail Consortium-KPMG Scottish Retail Sales Monitor showed that total sales across the country increased by 4.4% when compared with July 2021, when they had grown by 7.4%. 

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